I'm not sure if no one else has really noticed up until now, but it is painfully obvious on any UC-using character of Dith that shadow mimic is pretty useless. If it does actually do something, then its effect is completely minuscule compared to shadow mimic with bolt spells or melee weapons.

It relied mostly on stone arrow/iron shot for a decent portion of the game, and the effects of shadow mimic were tangible in most encounters. However, once I started transitioning to UC melee, after getting statue form online, my shadow mimic didn't seem to add anything.

If I were to guess, the shadow mimic probably hits with 0-skill UC, but in any case it should be changed.

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